1880s Collection (page 7)

A London, song sheet seller. 1885 (engraving)
5669295 A London, song sheet seller. 1885 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Godey's ladies' home fashions, 1880s
NWI4956339 Godey's ladies' home fashions, 1880s.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' home fashions, 1880s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Panama Canal workers under the English - English paying native workers constructing the Panama Canal, 1880s
NWI4760119 Panama Canal workers under the English - English paying native workers constructing the Panama Canal, 1880s.; (add.info)

19th century railworker advises a female passenger on train arrival times
3733873 19th century railworker advises a female passenger on train arrival times.; (add.info.: 19th century railworker advises a female passenger on train arrival times)

Weed sewing machine, 1880
3479111 Weed sewing machine, 1880; (add.info.: Weed sewing machine, as improved by G.A. Fairfield. This made lock-stich with a straight eye-pointed needle and a reciprocating shuttle)

Indian carpet weavers, 1886
3479232 Indian carpet weavers, 1886; (add.info.: Indian carpet weavers seated next to the loom. Dated 1886.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pursuing a course of study, 1883
3479187 Pursuing a course of study, 1883; (add.info.: Pursuing a course of study by 'telephonoscope'. Robida's idea predating Open University by 70-odd years)

Seated female sewing material, 1888
3479053 Seated female sewing material, 1888; (add.info.: Illustration shows female seated, sewing a piece of material. Dated 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Easily threaded needle, 1888
3479027 Easily threaded needle, 1888; (add.info.: Easily threaded needle. Once pulled down the thread did not slip out easily as the slit sprang close)

Women's Suffrage, 1884
3479933 Women's Suffrage, 1884; (add.info.: Women's Suffrage, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement of sunlight soap in 1889, 1889
3479882 Advertisement of sunlight soap in 1889, 1889; (add.info.: Advertisement of sunlight soap in 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Daughter and ailing mother, 1882
3479880 Daughter and ailing mother, 1882; (add.info.: Daughter and ailing mother. The daughter decides to refuse an offer of marriage to nurse her mother.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Students day in an art gallery, 1885
3479879 Students day in an art gallery, 1885; (add.info.: Students day in an art gallery. At this date students were set many hours of copying work)

A teleprinter in use at the New York Stock Exchange and Edison instrument, 1885
3479638 A teleprinter in use at the New York Stock Exchange and Edison instrument, 1885; (add.info.: A teleprinter in use at the New York Stock Exchange and Edison instrument; 1885)

Mid-twentieth century academic listening to recordings in the sound library, 1883
3480063 Mid-twentieth century academic listening to recordings in the sound library, 1883; (add.info.: Mid-twentieth century academic listening to recordings in the sound library)

Women prisoners, 1889
3479358 Women prisoners, 1889; (add.info.: Women prisoners working in the laundry. Fulham refuge, London. From a print published London 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Women prisoners, 1889
3479357 Women prisoners, 1889; (add.info.: Women prisoners working the pump during fire drill - Fulham Refuge, London. Illustration published London, 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nottingham, 1885
3479349 Nottingham, 1885; (add.info.: Nottingham: the old town hall and prison. Dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carpenter's shop, 1884
3479342 Carpenter's shop, 1884; (add.info.: Carpenter's shop in Portsmouth prison, Hampshire, England. Convicts working under supervision)

Ader-Bell telephone, 1883
3479332 Ader-Bell telephone, 1883; (add.info.: Ader-Bell telephone - Pillar model. From Louis Figuier Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science, Paris, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ader's telephone, 1883
3479326 Ader's telephone, 1883; (add.info.: Transmitter of Ader's telephone, From Louis Figuier Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science, Paris, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telephone wires, 1887
3479312 Telephone wires, 1887; (add.info.: Telephone wires became more and more of a nuisance as the number of subscribers increased. 8th January 1887.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Switchboard telephone exchange, 1885
3479292 Switchboard telephone exchange, 1885; (add.info.: Male shown operating a Switchboard at a telephone exchange. Used to connect two callers together. Dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ader's Fanfare, 1889
3479266 Ader's Fanfare, 1889; (add.info.: Ader's Fanfare: detailed view of the receiver. Demonstrated at the Paris Exposition of 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ader's Fanfare, 1889
3479264 Ader's Fanfare, 1889; (add.info.: Ader's Fanfare, demonstrated at the Paris Exposition of 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bell's photo phone, 1880
3479247 Bell's photo phone, 1880; (add.info.: The transmitter of Bell's photo phone: vibrations of the diaphragm D, at the end of the mouthpiece tube)

WG Wilson's sewing machine attachments, 1880
3479099 WG Wilson's sewing machine attachments, 1880; (add.info.: W.G Wilson's sewing machine attachments: the plaiter or tucker)

Women embroidering sarongs, 1880
3479190 Women embroidering sarongs, 1880; (add.info.: Women embroidering sarongs, Sumatra, 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wife and Husband are shown on the balcony, 1883
3479050 Wife and Husband are shown on the balcony, 1883; (add.info.: Wife and Husband are shown on the balcony, the wife is sewing a piece of clothing, with her portable workbasket beside her)

Lyttelton Harbour, 1880
3480414 Lyttelton Harbour, 1880; (add.info.: Lyttelton Harbour is one of two major inlets in Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand; 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1881
3480295 The Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1881; (add.info.: Portrait of the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli by Sir John Everett Millais. 1881)

Hooking warp threads, 1885
3480213 Hooking warp threads, 1885; (add.info.: US silk production. Hooking warp threads through the harness to form pattern, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A family sat in a box pew in 1882, 1882
3479564 A family sat in a box pew in 1882, 1882; (add.info.: A family sat in a box pew in 1882. Box pew is a type of church pew that is encased in panelling and was prevalent in England)

Varley's improved form of vacuum lightning protector for telegraphs, 1882
3480017 Varley's improved form of vacuum lightning protector for telegraphs, 1882; (add.info.: Varley's improved form of vacuum lightning protector for telegraphs)

Telegraph clerks at the General Post Office St Martin's-le-Grand, 1888
3480000 Telegraph clerks at the General Post Office St Martin's-le-Grand, 1888; (add.info.: Telegraph clerks at the General Post Office St Martin's-le-Grand; London)

A visitor to the International Exhibition, Paris, listening to music on the phonograph, 1889
3479954 A visitor to the International Exhibition, Paris, listening to music on the phonograph, 1889; (add.info.: A visitor to the International Exhibition, Paris)

Sharing his sweets, 1882
3479518 Sharing his sweets, 1882; (add.info.: Sharing boy sharing his sweets with a friend. From Sunday, Wells Gardner, Dalton & Co. London 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Male raising his hat, 1883 (engraving)
3479459 Male raising his hat, 1883 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration shows a male raising his hat to a female. From the Quiver, London, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Male raising his hat, 1883
3479457 Male raising his hat, 1883; (add.info.: Illustration shows a male raising his hat to a female. From the Quiver, London, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

English convent life, 1887
3479439 English convent life, 1887; (add.info.: English convent life: a novice from The English illustrated Magazine, London, 1887.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Fish-tailed god, 1885
3479430 Fish-tailed god, 1885; (add.info.: Dagon, the fish-tailed god of the Philistines From a print published London, circa 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus, 1887
3480502 Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus, 1887; (add.info.: Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus. Illustration from a publication dated 1887)

Ladies giving a special Strawberry tea to the female ward in a workhouse, 1884
3480140 Ladies giving a special Strawberry tea to the female ward in a workhouse, 1884; (add.info.: Ladies giving a special Strawberry tea to the female ward in a workhouse)

James Watt Steam engine, 1884
3508030 James Watt Steam engine, 1884; (add.info.: James Watt Steam engine produced in Birmingham, England for Sewage pumping 1884.); Universal History Archive.

The Great Comet of 1882
3078426 The Great Comet of 1882; (add.info.: Photograph of the Great Comet of 1882, a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Moonrise on the Ohio
2624210 Moonrise on the Ohio; (add.info.: Moonrise on the Ohio, 1880. Boats on river, mountains and moon in background.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

New Caledonia bark cloth beater
2624183 New Caledonia bark cloth beater; (add.info.: New Caledonia bark cloth beater made from wood. Late 19th century. New Caledonia (French)

Botanical book illustration
2626083 Botanical book illustration; (add.info.: Botanical book illustration (or possibly at one time an envelope) with text and flowers

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Step back in time to the vibrant and diverse 1880s, a decade filled with fascinating moments and captivating images. Explore the rich history of this era through snapshots that showcase different aspects of life around the world. Travel to Vancouver Island in the 1870s, where a detailed map reveals the evolving landscape of this beautiful Canadian destination. Witness its transformation as new settlements emerge and nature intertwines with human progress. In another corner of the globe, catch a glimpse of a Buffalo soldier quenching his thirst from his canteen. This powerful image captures both strength and vulnerability, reminding us of the challenges faced by African American soldiers during this period. Delve into phrenology, an intriguing field that sought to understand personality traits through cranial measurements. A phrenological model takes center stage, inviting contemplation on how people perceived themselves and others during this time. Transport yourself to Scotland's Dalnotter Hill as you gaze upon The River Clyde. Marvel at its serene beauty captured in exquisite detail by an artist from the 19th century. Let your imagination wander along its banks while pondering life in those distant days. Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" offers an intimate portrayal of motherhood in 1888. Reflect on timeless themes such as love, sacrifice, and nurturing that transcend generations. Venture further into Scotland's enchantment with Glen Sannox on Isle of Arran. Lose yourself amidst rolling hills and rugged landscapes frozen in time by photographers who aimed to capture their grandeur for future generations to admire. Take a detour across continents to London's Bethnal Green district where The Old George stands tall at number 379. Imagine stepping inside this historic pub bustling with patrons seeking respite from daily life or sharing stories over pints after long workdays. Discover artistry even within miniature realms as you marvel at a bonsai dwarf pine meticulously cultivated in 1889.